Varied and rugged
In the Northwest mountain belts, steppes, taiga and deserts, in the East fertile hills, valleys and river deltas and in the South tropical forest and plantations framed by a coast dotted with islands. With its many climate zones, china is home to an extraordinary variety of landscapes and hundreds of national parks, each of which has something unique to offer.
A GRIP
For a walk along beautiful mountain lakes and wild expanses of forests, travel to Yunnan, to the idyllic Pudacuo N.P. Even more challenging is a trek through the Tiger Jump Gorge, over a narrow path above the swirling Yangtze River between steep rock faces, past waterfalls, rice paddies, bustling Naxis and herds of grazing goats.
Dazzling turquoise lakes, coniferous forests, deciduous forests and bamboo dominate the fairy-tale mountain landscape of Huanglongsi-Jiuzhaigou where you observe the giant panda in its natural habitat.
Gliding along the cable car through Wulingyuan, you have magnificent views of karst caves, waterfalls, valleys and a forest of mystical fog-shrouded rock peaks.
Zangye Danxia National Geological Park surprises with a stunning bacon cake landscape of rainbow mountains, a fiery sea of colours with irregular waves and a spectacular dash pattern in earth tones.
Admire the barren but enchanting beauty of the gentle sand dunes of the Kumtag Desert in Xinjiang, from a dune pan, on the back of a camel, or get in a jeep to go deep into the Taklamakan desert. Where the world can't find you...
